Der Viña Tondonia Reserva Blanco 2005 hat fünf Jahre in 20-30 Jahre alten, amerikanischen Barriques verbracht und 9 Jahre in der Flasche, bevor er auf den Markt kam. Es ist ein einzigartiger Wein, der konkurrenzlos einen Weintypus vertritt, der nahezu ausgestorben ist. Ein Wein, wie er unzeitgemäßer nicht sein könnte, ein großes Vergnügen für Kenner.
Das berühmte Fischrestaurant "La Zamorana" in Gijón führt diesen Wein auf seiner Bestenliste der spanischen Weißweine: "Einer der herrlichsten Weißen mit großer Persönlichkeit, den unser Land je hervorgebracht hat. Ein Wein, der in seinem Alter eine unvorstellbare Jugend und eine einfach umwerfende Persönlichkeit verkörpert."
Rebsorten
90 % Viura, 10 % Malvasía
Ausbau:
6 Jahre in amerikanischen Barriques, 10 Jahre auf der Flasche
eRobertParker.com #226 - 31st Aug 2016 - Luis Gutierrez - 2004 Viña Tondonia Blanco Reserva - 94/100 - $49 - Drink: 2016 - 2028
The 2004 Viña Tondonia Blanco Reserva will be released sometime in 2017, and the difference with the Gravonia is 10% of very old Malvasía Riojana that provides a unique perfume and sophistication. It feels very young and primary, impossible to guess its age. The Viura is similar to the one from Gravonia, old and on clay and limestone soils; the white grapes always on whiter, stonier soils. Fermentation was carried out in their 140-year-old oak vats with natural yeasts (a constant here), where it goes through malolactic fermentation. The nose seems less developed than in the 2007 Gravonia, younger and livelier. Even after six years in oak, the wine is not oaky, but the aromas are subtle and even a little shy. The palate is austere and it feels a little stiff, with lively acidity and pungent flavors. This feels like a superb year for this bottling, it's clear that it's a great vintage. 35,000 bottles produced.
Wine + Spirits - 11/2017 - 2004 Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia 96 | R. López de Heredia - 96/100 - $56
2004 Rioja Reserva Viña Tondonia A great vintage of this classic wine, this reveals its sunny beauty over the course of days. Open the bottle and you might taste tart lemon, juicy almond and touches of oxidation, bringing to mind wood oils. Those flavors integrate with air so that the wine saturates the palate with freshness, the scent turned heady, toward croissants and almond blossoms, the flavors savory, salty and bright. This family-run winery farms prime Rioja Alta sites along the Ebro River, aging this estate-grown wine in cool riverside tunnels in their cellar in Haro. Tondonia Reserva spends six years in old barrels, racked twice a year, then continues aging in bottle prior to release. Over that time, the wine seems to gain resilience, though you will not get the full benefit of this white unless you give it plenty of air. Leave it in a decanter and it gives off the energy of the cool sun at harvest, a delicious memory of an ideal autumn day in 2004.
Produktionsmenge
20.000 Flaschen
Kritikerbewertungen (Jg. 2004)
Wine Advocate: 94
Wine + Spirits: 96
Genussdaten
Alkohol: 12,5 %
Dekantierzeit: 1 Stunde
Serviertemperatur: 12-14°C
Trinkempfehlung: 2018-2030
Allergene: enthält Sulfite
Weitere Daten
Bezeichnung: Wein, Weißwein
Allergene: enthält Sulfite, Eiweiß
Hersteller: Bodegas R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia, S.A., 26200 Haro - Spanien
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- López de Heredia